1. Agenda Items # 33, 34 & 35
Agenda Items # 33, 34 & 35
Evaluation of the Algal Turf Scrubber®
Evaluation of the Algal Turf Scrubber®
(ATS™) System in the Okeechobee,
(ATS™) System in the Okeechobee,
EAA and Caloosahatchee Basins
EAA and Caloosahatchee Basins
January 8, 2008
January 8, 2008
Chip Merriam
Chip Merriam
Deputy Executive Director
Deputy Executive Director
Water Resources
Water Resources
2. Overall Objective
Overall Objective
Demonstrate the potential of the Algal
Turf Scrubber™ system as a low-cost
treatment technology for recovering
phosphorus and nitrogen from
stormwater runoff
4. Governing Board Resolution
Governing Board Resolution
A Resolution of the Governing Board of the South
Florida Water Management District to authorize an
amendment to contract 3600000952 with HydroMentia,
Inc., for one additional year of operation and
maintenance of the Taylor Creek Algal Turf Scrubber®
Nutrient Recovery Facility and authorize a Sole Source
Procurement as an exception to the general standards
of competition, to extend the term from January 31,
2008 to January 31, 2009, and to increase funding in
the total amount of $300,000, for which dedicated
funds (Save Our Everglades Trust Fund) are
budgeted; providing an effective date. (Contract
Number 3600000952-A02)
5. Governing Board Resolution
Governing Board Resolution
A Resolution of the Governing Board of the South Florida
Water Management District to authorize entering into a
two year contract with HydroMentia, Inc. for the design,
installation and operation of an Algal Turf Scrubber®
(ATS™) Mobile Pilot Unit (MPU) and the design of a full-
scale ATS™ system in the Everglades Agricultural Area,
and authorize a Sole Source Procurement as an
exception to the general standards of competition, in the
amount of $495,000, for which dedicated funds (Save Our
Everglades Trust Fund) are budgeted; providing an
effective date. (Contract Number 4600001289)
6. Governing Board Resolution
Governing Board Resolution
A Resolution of the Governing Board of the South
Florida Water Management District to authorize an
amendment to contract 4600000978 with Lee County for
the Powell Creek Algal Turf Scrubber System in the
total amount of $1,205,000, of which the District's total
contribution is $1,205,000 and authorize a budget
transfer (Save Our Everglades Trust Fund) from the
Watershed Management Department (Water Resources)
to the Lower West Coast Service Center (Government
and Public Affairs); providing an effective date.
(Contract Number 4600000978)
